7:06 PM,
Sep. 7, 2012

Jacob Bumpass, who police say was the last person seen with Paige Johnson, a 17-year-old Florence girl who has been missing since 2010.

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On his first day at work upon being released from prison, Jacob Bumpass, a friend of missing teen Paige Johnson, was hit on the back with a tire iron.

Thomas J. Snider, 49, of Elsmere is accused of striking Jacob Bumpass and his brother Caleb Bumpass with a four-pronged tire iron. Snider turned himself into police Thursday and is jailed in Boone County on two charges of second-degree assault.

Jacob Bumpass, who was released early from prison on Aug. 1 after being incarcerated for parole violations, told police he was attacked around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 14 in the parking lot of his workplace. ...